Patrick Henry

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Who was he?
  • born May 29,1736 in Hanover County,VA
  • educated himself
  • father, John Henry, taught his son Latin, Greek, and mathematics
  • at age 16 he joined older brother in operating a country store, but failed
  • married to Sarah Shelton
  • died June 6, 1799 at Red Hill,VA
What economic forces influenced his perspective?
  • inspired patriots all over the colonies to fight against taxation without representation
  • spoke out against Stamp Act {tax on anything made of paper, also dice and tea}
  • bad economy
  • was a lawyer
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry

What social forces influenced his perspective?
  • considered voters as "fellow citizens"
  • George Washington was a friend
  • had a fiery temper when telling his speeches
  • when he was making his speeches everyone forgot about how he dressed because his words had so much value
  • last famous speech "United we stand, divided we fall"


What political forces inluenced his perspective?
  • member of the House of Burgessees
  • govener{elected six times}
  • delegate to the Continental Congress
  • within three years he had handled 1,000 cases in the courtroom
  • helped pass the Virginia Resolves{objected to Stamp Act,and stated that the people have the same rights as the British, and that Virginia can tax themselves}






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